じょうろ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じょ​ーろ [jóꜜòrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɾo̞]

Alternative forms

Noun

じょうろ (rōmaji jōro)

  1. watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

Occasionally found with the ateji spellings of 如雨露 and 如露.

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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